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Can technology save Israel's democracy from decades-long decay?

Here is the rather shocking evidence of the decades-long decay of democracy in Israel and abroad, a problem long neglected, and an interview with an expert who proposes a sweeping solution.

Eat your words: The English language's buffet of food phrases, idioms, expressions

Let’s take a look at some of the verbal morsels that spice up our conversation – as long as we don’t bite off more than we can chew.

By RUTH BELOFF
19/07/2025

Does apathy toward antisemitism pave the way to Jewish assimilation?

My task as a journalist is to raise and discuss questions that Jews should care about, and I believe that the subject of assimilation is on the mind of a large segment of Israel’s population.

The Gaza food aid 'massacre': Yet another modern blood libel

Is it even remotely plausible that there were no Hamas fighters embedded among them, ready to pounce on Israeli soldiers? If so, then those deaths could reasonably be characterized as self-defense.

By WALTER E. BLOCK , ODED J.K. FARAN
12/07/2025

Europe's anti-Israel bias: The EU's problem with Jews and the Jewish state

One can rationalize the cowardice of the European position, as it is dealing with its own growing Islamist population and the demographic decline of its indigenous citizens.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the s

Is a democratic Iran possible?

Two organizations situated outside Iran are dedicated to bringing it about. However, they are at loggerheads with each other.

Misguided sanctions: Nations punish Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for protecting Israelis

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have the audacity to believe that Israeli citizens deserve protection from violence, a principle one might assume would be universally accepted.

06/07/2025

25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Whether in the context of a family, school, team, or community, these touchpoints will help orient us toward our true north, toward the way we most want to be.

By MAURICE J. ELIAS
06/07/2025

'Are We There Yet?' Building and sustaining healthy marriages

For couples contemplating, or embarking on, marriage, or who are already navigating its hidden depths, Are We There Yet? is essential and rewarding reading.

Parents rule, grandparents are cool: A look at grandparenting today

Approximately 1.5 million Israelis are grandparents. One in every six Israeli families is multi-generational, with three generations living together.

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